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I want to build a custom from parts and would like to know where to look for parts to build it. I'd like to keep in the range of a complete 10/22 for around $600-700, any and all help would be great.

Welcome.

There might be someone here that is a fan of the 10-22 and can answer your questions. Myself, I do not specialize in these rifles. The best forum for the 10-22 is over at Rimfire Central, http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/ There's a huge following on that forum for the Ruger Rifle. I'm certain you can obtain good advice on parts and tune-up tips.

R,
Bullseye

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I built a 10/22 custom and thoes guys were a ton of help!!!

toxtrem wrote:I want to build a custom 10/22 from parts...
keep in the range of $600-700...

OK, I'll chime-in on this.
I don't know your general background of "shooting"
or customizing... and I'm not claiming to know your answers,
** but **
I'd like for you to consider another perspective... " why? "

I agree that the Ruger 10/22 is a well known and readily customizable
.22 rifle/carbine. also, RimFireCentral.com is an excellent place for advice.

You've set a budget and want to know how to spend it...
I'll suggest that you'll spend $K and have a rifle that is not original parts
and shoots .22LR... maybe a little more consistent than Out-of-the-box.
But... how much better can YOU shoot, after spending the money ?

I've said before, there are FIVE rules for firearm "accuracy", in priority:
1. Shooter
2. Shooter
3. Shooter
4. Ammo
5. Firearm
my emphasis is to say that "knowledge/experience" is more of a factor
than the 'tools'.

Do you already have a 10/22? If you're going to "customize" one, then
all you need is a receiver, as you'll be changing everything else, since it
has the S/N on it... check the PawnShops for a couple similar 10/22s
that you can get that look/feel "OK" and run $125-150 each...
Learn to break them down and see if the trigger-group and bolt will
interchange and fire the same/better as you swap your parts...
(you're Comparing, Contrasting and Learning... )
Experiment with various ammo as you do this.
Make some notes as to what you notice that works, doesn't and improves.

From RimFireCentral.com (ie. RFC) you can get a recommendation for
sending one of your Bolts to a smith for a "polish-job"...
then see how that improves in each of your rifles...
then send in one of the Trigger-Groups for a "job"...
see how it changes your shooting...
by this time, you'll have some ideas about a new barrel...
to go with your "improved" bolt and trigger...
and your best-performing ammo... but changing the barrel
will cause you to consider 'starting over' on the ammo-testing...
but you now know what to look for ...
Perhaps a new stock can be selected for your improved-rifle...
It will fit your wrist, trigger-finger, cheek better now that you
know what causes you to flintch, figgit and jerk your shots...

Consider a book: "Customize the Ruger 10/22" by James House
is one that is fairly recent and covers a lot of the customizable parts.

If you work your way thru this learning process, when you're at your range
and see someone else that is shooting better-than-you...
ask them to shoot your rifle a few times and give you their opinion...
Notice whether they are able to pick-up your rifle and shoot it better than you...
How well YOU shoot your rife may not be the best your RIFLE can shoot...

Then again, if you want a 10/22 that has a pastel-thumb-stock
and a Stainless-Fluted-Bull-Barrel and a jeweled-bolt...
You can spend your $600 pretty quick ...
I hope IT will shoot better than one from a PawnShop...
... or... just get a Stock Ruger 10/22 USST

good luck. I'm not trying to pick on you in particular...
I have several firearms that shoot better today than they did
a few months/years ago when I got them... .22LR, 9mm, .30-30
I use-ta think I had to 'break them in...'
but I learned that it was ME that the firearm had to train...
once *I* learned what/how the particular firearm responded...
then *it* was shooting better...

take care...

Is it really necessary to do, how accurate do you want it ti be? In most cases it is not the arrow but the Indian that is the problem.
Recently purchased a couple of them myself a 10/22T and a standard carbine with a birch stock. The T model has had a trigger job and is action bedded and about an 1-1/2 of the barrel witha bug hole tuner. This gun will shoot 1/4 inch groups at 25 yards off a rest with most any good ammo lie CCI SV. The carbine is stock except for a trigger job and have been shooting near 1/4 groups at 50 feet with it off a rest with the same ammo.
In my not so humble opinion , do you want a gun tto shoot or th play with and impress your buddies? Mine are not impressive to anyone and I shoot for my own enjoyment and non on else's. A gun is jut another tool to get job done, just like hammer or a wrench, if it looks good that is a plus.s
I can consistently trace most of my poor shots back to operator or rarely a round with a different sound that makes me think it was edger a light or heavy load.

And a Big Michigan howdy to my Texan friend.

bearandoldman wrote:And a Big Michigan howdy

yep, it's a LOT easier to mow the grass with a mower
that has a sharp/balanced blade than it is with one
that is self-propelled and a grass-catcher... and a dull blade...